--To elaborate on what Rick said, for me the recogntion that the unbounded is other than the mind has,at times,made it easier not to react to the activity of the mind eg thoughts that are emotionally charged seem to have less an effect on me.It also seems to me that when the unboundedness is particularly"strong" the feeling of"being" the unboundedness becomes more prominent and results in a significant attenuation of the feeling of being "me".However,I think it would also be accurate to say that 'I" is subsumed to some degree into the unbounded.Which is the truth or whether either is true is difficult to say since any attempt to convey an experience in words is bound to fall short.Kevin
- In [email protected], "Rick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "shanti2218411" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > ---Part of the problem of sharing expereince is that when someone > > > tries to share their experience they must do so through their > > > interpretative system.Futher complicating this is tha fact that > > terms > > > like unboundedness may mean one thing to one person and > something > > else > > > to another person(even if they are using the same interpretative > > > system).Infact in my own case the experience which I have called > > > unboundedness has changed over time so that what I meant by that > > term > > > 10 yrs ago is not the same as what I meant by it now ie at first > it > > > seemed to me that the mind was unbounded and now it seems like > the > > > unbounded(awareness)is other than the mind.Kevin > > > > > > > > > > My intuition is that this isn't really real, but really clever. > > > > Just thought that I'd make that distinction, really. > > > My experience is the same as what Kevin has described here. For some > this may be a baby step, but for me the dawning realization that the > unbounded awareness is other than the mind is indescribable in it's > value. It's a delight to hear anyone say that they are coming to a > similar realization. > > Rick Carlstrom To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
